McCook entered their match against Hastings on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The McCook Bison lost to the Hastings Tigers at home by a 38-23 margin. The Bison were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Tigers apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in August of 2021.
McCook lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Trenton Raile, who threw for 167 yards and a touchdown on only 15 passes, and also rushed for 31 yards and a touchdown. Alex Landry was Raile's top target, picking up 96 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Tucker Synek was his usual excellent self, throwing for 337 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73% of his passes, and also punching in a rushing score for Hastings. Keithen Krings was Synek's top target, picking up 89 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
McCook's defeat dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Hastings, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 4-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. McCook will square off against Ogallala at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. McCook is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.7 points per game this season. As for Hastings, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers faces off against Scottsbluff at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hastings has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 136 points over their last three contests.
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